239Sanctions that may be imposed

#### 239 Sanctions that may be imposed 239 Sanctions that may be imposed (cf Gen Act, s 218A) > > (1) The police officer may do any one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) seize and take charge of the motor vehicle and cause it to be moved to a place determined by the Commissioner of Police, > > > > > (b) immediately, or as soon as practicable afterwards, give or send the offending operator a notice (a motor vehicle production notice) requiring the offending operator to move or cause the vehicle to be moved to, or to produce or cause to be produced to a police officer at, a place specified in the notice no later than on the date and time specified in the notice (the motor vehicle production date), > > > > > (c) remove and confiscate the number-plates affixed to the motor vehicle and attach a number-plate confiscation notice to the motor vehicle, > > > > > (d) immediately or as soon as practicable afterwards— > > > > > > > (i) give the offending operator a notice (a number-plate production notice) requiring the offending operator to remove or cause to be removed the number-plates affixed to the vehicle and produce them to a police officer at a place specified in the notice no later than on the date and time specified in the notice (the number-plate production date), and > > > > > > > (ii) attach a number-plate confiscation notice to the motor vehicle, > > > > > (e) as soon as practicable afterwards, send to the offending operator at the garage address of the motor vehicle— > > > > > > > (i) a notice (a number-plate production notice) requiring the offending operator to remove or cause to be removed the number-plates affixed to the vehicle and produce them to a police officer at a place specified in the notice no later than on the date and time specified in the notice (the number-plate production date), and > > > > > > > (ii) a number-plate confiscation notice. > > > (2) An offending operator who is sent a number-plate confiscation notice under subsection (1)(e) must attach the number-plate confiscation notice to the motor vehicle in the manner described on the notice no later than on the number-plate production date. > > > > Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. > > > (3) Except as provided by this Part, a motor vehicle to which a number-plate confiscation notice is attached under— > > > > > (a) subsection (1)(c) is prohibited from being operated on any road during the period of 3 months commencing on the day the notice is attached to the vehicle, and > > > > > (b) subsection (1)(d) or (e) is prohibited from being operated on any road during the period of 3 months commencing from the number-plate production date. > > > > Note. > > > > See section 244 with respect to number-plate offences. > > > (4) A reference in subsection (3) to 3 months is to be construed as a reference to 6 months if the offending operator is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence and the sanction was imposed in respect of a sanctionable offence committed by the offending operator. > > **s 239:** Am 2017 No 46, Sch 1 \[19\].